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This Week in Logistics News (September 25 – October 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Costco is renting 3 container ships and ‘several thousand containers’ Amazon ends free Prime delivery for Whole Foods deliveries. Even with a labor shortage, large retailers are gearing up for the holiday season by bringing in hundreds of thousands of employees ahead of the shopping and shipping surge.

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Declining Demand Creates Dour Outlook for Logistics Industry

Intelligent Audit

As shipping demand continues to wane, FedEx is taking steps to offset falling revenues. As freight volumes continue to fall and demand softens, ocean carriers are working to increase blank sailings. The nation’s largest rail union, SMART-TD, has rejected a tentative agreement with freight railroads. Effective Dec.